2025 Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee Annual Meeting:
Fiscal Issues Facing the Commonwealth

The 2025 SFAC Annual Meeting will be held on November 20 and 21, 2025:  Agenda
Meeting Location:
Radford University
Kyle Hall
701 Tyler Avenue
Radford, Virginia  24141

Thursday, November 20:

1:00 p.m. Opening Comments 
The Honorable L. Louise Lucas, Chair

U.S. States Navigate a New Era (Presentation)
Thomas Zemetis, Director, U.S. States and Transportation Team,
  S&P Global Ratings

Virginia Economic Trends & Labor Market (Presentation)
Anna Kovner, Executive Vice President and Director of Research,
  Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

H.R.1 Impact on Virginia & Federal Outlook (Presentation)
April Kees, Staff Director
Mike Tweedy, Tyler Williams, and Ren Spotts, Staff

Virginia's Revenue & Budget Outlook (Presentation)
April Kees, Staff Director
Tyler Williams, Staff

Friday, November 21:

8:30 a.m. Opening Comments
The Honorable L. Louise Lucas, Chair

Public Ed. Trends & 2026 Session Outlook (Presentation)
Anya Pfeiffer, Staff

Medicaid Trends & HHR 2026 Session Outlook (Presentation)
Mike Tweedy and Ren Spotts, Staff

Panel:  Public Safety Trends & 2026 Session Outlook (Kyle Hall - Room 340) (Presentation)
Catie Robertson, Staff

Panel: Office Hours: The Budget (Kyle Hall - Room 320) (Presentation)
Senate Finance & Appropriations Committee Staff

Higher Education Update & Emerging Issues (Presentation)
Kendra Brown Shifflett, Staff
The Honorable Kirk Cox, President, VA Business Higher Ed. Council
Megan Healy, Senior VP; Talent and Workforce Strategy, VEDP
Tom Harnisch, VP for Gov't Relations, SHEEO

Wrap-Up & Closing Announcements (11:55 a.m.)
The Honorable L. Louise Lucas, Chair